Re: irregularities
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, June 11, 2001, 21:15 |
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Robert Hailman wrote:
>>It's archaic in North America, but the standard everywhere else, AFAICT.
>>It also reflects an actual difference in pronunciation, unlike most
>>Commonwealth vs. American spelling differences.
>>
>
> Hmm. Here in Canada, I write "spelt" and say /spElt/. "Spelled" seems...
> wrong to me.
Well, I always get Canadian spelling wrong. Make it "It's archaic
in the U.S." etc. etc.
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